If you’re going to debate doctrine, then debate doctrine

I’ve spent a part of yesterday and today listening online to the Canadian Anglican Synod debate same-sex blessings. The debate so far has been on the following motion which passed (amended, but not substantially) an hour or so ago. What struck me, just as the debate finished, is how off-topic all the speeches were. Here’s the original motion:

BE IT RESOLVED: That this General Synod resolves that the blessing of same-sex unions is consistent with the core doctrine of The Anglican Church of Canada.

Nice and simple. So why did none of the speakers address the motion? You see, I heard and watched hordes of people argue that this was a justice issue, that the Spirit was moving in North America etc, but none of those who supported the motion explained in any way HOW same-sex blessings were consistent with the core doctrine of the ACC. Indeed, the motion was amended to as follows:

That this General Synod resolves that the blessing of same-sex unions is consistent with the core doctrine (in the sense of being creedal) of The Anglican Church of Canada.

However, even when that amendment passed, no speaker afterwards even began to approach whether the Christology / Anthropology of the creeds were affected by Same-sex blessings. In short, nobody debated the words of the motion.

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No one could describe
the Word of the Father;
but when He took flesh from you, O Theotokos,
He consented to be described, and restored the fallen image to its former beauty.
We confess and proclaim our salvation in word and image.
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